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The article discusses the success of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, which is one of the oldest international environmental treaties. Addressing the problem of acid rain, parties to the convention have reduced sulfur dioxide emissions in Europe by more than half over a period of 20 years. The use of the Regional Acidification Information and Simulation model to organize the necessary information on pollution control and costs is said to have been a key part of the success of the convention.

Reports on developments relevant to environmental policy and law in Europe as of April 2004. European Landscape Convention entered into force; Right to water as an enforceable right; Polycentric environmental governance towards stability and sustainable development.

Reports on the 25th Anniversary of the European Council on Environmental Law. History of the council; Sustainable development declaration; Degradation of water resources.

Focuses on a systematic process for evaluating the environmental consequences of proposed policy, plan or program initiatives and their alternatives in Europe. Potential benefits of strategic environmental assessment (SEA); Proposed European Directive on SEA; Step towards enhancing environmental protection in Europe.

Greece- The Legal Protection of Wetlands and the 'Ramsar Convention' (George Samiotis) 162 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Elisabeth Haub Prize for 1992 146- Réception de M. Robinson (Jean Michot) 146- Speech of ICEL Executive Governor (Wolfgang E. Burhenne) 147Universal and National Trends in International Environmental Law (Nicholas A. Robinson) 148Environmental Trade Measures: Multilateral or Unilateral? (Steve Charnovitz) 154 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UNEP- Resolutions 168Commission on Sustainable Development- Keynote Address (Al Gore) 183UN/ECE- Lucerne Declaration 185- Lucerne Conference - Conclusions from the Questionnaire regarding seven environmental conventions 187 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UNEP- 17th Governing Council 118UN/GA- Natural Resources Commitee/First Session 143- Sustainable Development of Small Island States 143- Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 144 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses environmental policy in Europe, focusing on water protection. How water protection fits into Europe's environmental policy; Risk where environmental protection is concerned; Change in Europe's environmental policy; What needs to be done.

Comments on the development of the European Community's environmental policy. How the development of European policies can be characterized; Information on emission standards and technology orientation; Reference to Europe's clean air policy; What has influenced the changes in clean air policy.

UN/ECE• Sofia Ministerial Conference - 'Environment for Europe' 2UN/CSD• Intergovernmental Panel on Forests 6UN/ECA• Functions and Organisation of the Secretariat 9UNCTAD• Policy Debate on Trade, Environment and Development 10UNEP• Rio Follow-Up: Marine Environment 11Basel Convention• Amendment Adopted on Hazardous Waste Export 14FAO• Food Scarcity 14IMO• Report of the 37th Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee 16CMS• Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds - Regional Agreement 19 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Jean-Paul Harroy (1909-1995) 20CEDE• Reborn! 21Managing Asia's Cities 23Tourism Charta 24 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Antarctic Treaty- The Development of a Liability Annex to the Madrid Protocol (Sam Blay/Julia Green) 24OECD- Siting of Nuclear Power Plants 38Biological Diversity- First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rio Convention 38 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Kenya- Constitutional Approach to Sustainable Environmental Management: Experience and Challenge (Kenneth K. Orie) 43Tanzania- Marine Pollution and the Legal Regime governing the Protection and Preservation of Marine Environment (Aggrey K.L.J. Mlimuka) 52Uruguay- The Law of Environmental Impact Assessment (Margariños de Mello) 73Canada/USA- Oil Spill Prevention 75UK- Oil Pollution Damage 75Czech Republic- Environment Plan Rejected 76New Zealand- Costs of Compliance 76 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers European news briefs. The delay in the drafting of National Allocation Plans (NAP) by European Union (EU) governments for the second phase of EU Emissions trading had left the EU parliamentarians dismayed. A new Environmental Strategy for the Mediterranean has been issued by the EU Commission as part of Barcelona Process. Recent data showed that in 2004 the average carbon-di-oxide emissions of the new cars that marketed in the EU-15 were the lowest ever.

Highlights congresses and conventions about environmental policy and law as of December 2003. Earth Observation Summit held July 31, 2003; Proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision on a monitoring mechanism for greenhouse gas emissions; Integration of the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forests in Turkey.

Presents developments on environmental policy of February 2001. Achievement of sustainable development in developing countries; Approach to planning and building dams; Conservation of the swordfish stocks; Degradation of European soil resources.

Focuses on environmental decisions of the European Union Environmental Council. Accidental marine pollution; Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars; Sustainable development and environmental integration.

UN/ECE- Lucerne Conference: 'Environment for Europe' 160 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

EP- Hunting of Migrating Birds 93EU- 'Green' Accounting Guidelines 93Council of Europe- Report on European Environmental Policy 94 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the adoption of a resolution on the coherence of various policies with development policies in Europe. Linkage between development cooperation and Community policies; Objectives of the European Community development programme; Effectiveness of the European Union development policy.

Reports that a member state of the European Court may not remove a project likely to have significant effects on the environment from the scope of the Community Directive on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment. Development plan approved by a Law of the Autonomous Province of Bozano in Italy.